How to Find Calm in the Chaos of Parenting w/ Emily Edlynn

Heart of the Story

165 We want to protect our children but we can sense that our over protection is doing more damage than good. In this eye-opening conversation, parenting expert Emily Edlynn explains why controlling parenting is taking its toll on our kids, and how to make small changes that can make a big difference. This hopeful conversation will help you compassionately release control so that your children can thrive and become the capable, confident, connected humans they were meant to be.

Covered in this episode:

-The signs of controlling parenting

-What autonomy-supportive parenting is and why it works

-How to integrate parenting practices that will encourage our children’s independence

-Identifying how you were raised and the ripple effect that’s had on you

-The pitfalls Nadine is noticing in her previous parenting approach and how she’s trying to change.

About Emily Edlynn:

Her mission is helping families find calm in the chaos of modern parenting. She is an academic, practicing therapist, and mother of 3. She dives deep into complex parenting topics so you don't have to! Her book, Autonomy-Supportive Parenting: Reduce Parental Burnout and Raise Competent, Confident Children, is now available on Amazon or Bookshop!

About Nadine:

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Nadine Kenney Johnstone is a holistic writing coach who helps women develop and publish their stories. She has helped the writers in her community develop and publish countless books and hundreds of essays in places like The New York Times, Vogue, The Sun, The Boston Globe, Longreads, and more. Her infertility memoir, Of This Much I'm Sure, was named book of the year by the Chicago Writer's Association. Her latest book, Come Home to Your Heart, is an essay collection and guided journal that helps readers tap into their inner wisdom and fall back in love with themselves. Her articles and interviews have appeared in Cosmo, Authority, Good Grit, OnSite Journal, MindBodyGreen, HERE, Urban Wellness, Natural Awakenings, Chicago Magazine, and more. Nadine is the podcast host of Heart of the Story, where she shares stories from the heart as well as interviews with today’s top women writers. Pulling from her vast experience as a writing, meditation, and yoga nidra instructor, Nadine leads women’s writing and wellness workshops and retreats online and around the U.S.

Find out more at nadinekenneyjohnstone.com

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